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Felon Friendly Apartments in Woonsocket, RI

Searching for felon friendly apartments in Woonsocket? Explore apartment communities, houses, and other housing options. “Felon friendly” is a search term, not a verified designation. Confirm each property's screening rules; approval is never guaranteed.

Screening records in Woonsocket

Crepeau Court

100 Front Street

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Kennedy Manor

547 Clinton Street

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Morin Heights

66 Morin Heights Boulevard

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Park View Manor

218 Pond Street

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St. Germain Assisted Living

429 East School Street

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Veterans Memorial

2 Bourdon Boulevard

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Can someone with a felony record rent in Woonsocket?

Screening practices and applicable requirements can vary by property and location. Ask each housing provider about its current criteria and verify reported policy details directly. For questions about your rights, consider consulting a qualified local housing or legal resource. Approval is never guaranteed.

Woonsocket Housing Authority (WHA) lists six named housing sites on its developments page. Its separate “Available Housing” page currently has no landlord-provided apartment entries and displays “Feature Currently Unavailable.” This guide distinguishes established housing sites from actual vacancies and separates public-housing, Section 8 voucher, and assisted-living application routes.

Local housing information for Woonsocket

Local rental overview

Official WHA developments: https://www.woonsockethousing.org/developments/ (reviewed 2026-09-28). WHA says it operates four elderly/disabled high-rises and two family developments within Woonsocket, with one- through five-bedroom housing across the portfolio and income-adjusted rent including heat, electricity, water and sewer. It does not identify which individual sites belong to which of those categories, provide property-specific apartment counts/bedroom mixes, published rents, or confirm vacancies. St. Germain also has a distinct assisted-living service at its listed address; do not assume it follows conventional public-housing terms. WHA’s Section 8/Housing Choice Voucher guidance https://www.woonsockethousing.org/s8-eligibility/ says qualified households generally pay about 30–40% of adjusted monthly income toward an approved private-market rental and WHA subsidizes the approved remaining share. This is a program illustration, not an advertised rent or a vacancy. WHA’s landlord-provided Available Housing page https://www.woonsockethousing.org/available-housing/ currently says “Feature Currently Unavailable”; no public landlord listings, prices, contacts, or open rental units were available there at review. This does not prove there are no vacancies anywhere in Woonsocket.

Criminal screening overview

WHA’s https://www.woonsockethousing.org/eligibility/ page says it screens public-housing applicants for criminal records, rental history and credit. It describes high-rise eligibility based on elderly (62+), near-elderly (50–61) or disability status, and general income, identity, immigration and consent requirements. Its https://www.woonsockethousing.org/s8-eligibility/ page says HCV applicants undergo criminal-history checks for all adults and gives general income and other criteria. The reviewed pages do not specify a site-specific felony acceptance rule, conviction lookback period, or automatic approval or denial. Ask WHA for current written program-specific policy. No screening standard for St. Germain Assisted Living was established from those pages.

Application tips

Public housing/LIPH: WHA’s https://www.woonsockethousing.org/waiting-list-liph/ says the waitlist is open effective November 17, 2025 and points to https://housing.woonsockethousing.org/ . Its general https://www.woonsockethousing.org/apply-for-housing/ page likewise says new applications are being accepted, but its displayed application button was not an actionable link in the reviewed page. The housing portal could not be inspected during this review because it presented an access challenge. These are WHA’s published instructions, not a verified current vacancy or completed application. Call 401-767-8000 to confirm intake and request help if access fails. Section 8/HCV: a separate https://www.woonsockethousing.org/waiting-list-s8/ page describes the Rhode Island centralized voucher waitlist at http://www.waitlistcentralri.com/ and says applicants should register there; its “now open” text is undated on a page last modified in 2017, so confirm current intake at 844-459-3600 or waitlist@rihousing.com . An old Woonsocket S8 account is not transferable to the newer centralized system per that page. St. Germain Assisted Living: the dedicated https://www.woonsockethousing.org/assisted-living/ page links https://www.woonsockethousing.org/forms_pdfs/WHAAssistedLivingApp.pdf ; call 401-597-5867 for that program. Do not treat the LIPH or voucher portal as the assisted-living application. No listed development is confirmed to have a vacant apartment.

Local housing resources

WHA’s six named developments and addresses from https://www.woonsockethousing.org/developments/ (site-specific unit counts, bedroom breakdowns and current openings not published): Morin Heights — 66 Morin Heights Boulevard, Woonsocket RI 02895; WHA lists housing manager Linda Boulay, 401-767-8041, at https://www.woonsockethousing.org/contact-us/ . Veterans Memorial — 2 Bourdon Boulevard, Woonsocket RI 02895; WHA lists housing manager Sonia Alpen, 401-767-8042, at its contact page. Crepeau Court — 100 Front Street, Woonsocket RI 02895. Contact the main WHA office; no property-specific leasing phone was found on the reviewed development pages. Kennedy Manor — 547 Clinton Street, Woonsocket RI 02895. Contact the main WHA office; no property-specific leasing phone was found. Park View Manor — 218 Pond Street, Woonsocket RI 02895. Contact the main WHA office; no property-specific leasing phone was found. St. Germain Assisted Living — 429 East School Street, Woonsocket RI 02895. Its dedicated https://www.woonsockethousing.org/assisted-living/ page lists 401-597-5867, rnadmin@ecchomecare.com, a separate application PDF https://www.woonsockethousing.org/forms_pdfs/WHAAssistedLivingApp.pdf and help with meals, 24-hour emergency support, housekeeping, laundry, personal care, medication assistance, transportation arrangements and activities. WHA’s general developments page calls it St. Germain Manor but does not say whether the site has any conventional public-housing units in addition to assisted living. Verify program terms directly. WHA office: 679 Social Street, Woonsocket RI 02895, 401-767-8000 (TDD 1-800-745-6575), hours 8:30 a.m.–3:45 p.m. This contact location is NOT another apartment development. HCV manager Claudia Archila: 401-767-8013. Source: https://www.woonsockethousing.org/contact-us/ . No numbered landlord leads can be extracted from https://www.woonsockethousing.org/available-housing/ because its listing feature is unavailable. WHA’s https://www.woonsockethousing.org/register-a-listing/ also reports the feature unavailable. Contact WHA for current leads rather than interpreting that message as zero vacancies.

How we verify this information

Reported screening policies come from properties, management companies, and renter-submitted experiences, and each record shows when it was last verified. Policies can change at any time—always confirm directly with the property.

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Frequently asked questions

Can someone with a felony record rent an apartment in Woonsocket?

Screening practices and applicable requirements can vary by property and location. Ask the property about its current written criteria before applying, and consult a qualified local housing or legal resource if you have questions about your rights. Approval is never guaranteed.

Are there apartments in Woonsocket that don't run background checks?

Screening practices vary. Ask each housing provider directly whether it conducts background checks and what criteria it uses. Listings on this page show reported screening information and are labeled with their verification status; reported details should be confirmed with the property.

Should I disclose my record before applying in Woonsocket?

Consider asking the property about its screening process and application requirements before paying any fees or submitting an application. Requirements differ, so confirm details directly with the housing provider.

How current is the screening information for Woonsocket?

Where available, each record shows its verification status and the date it was last verified. Information may be reported or unverified and policies can change, so confirm details directly with the property before applying. If you spot outdated information, please let us know.

How can I improve my chances of approval in Woonsocket?

Review the property's stated application criteria and prepare the documents it requests. You can also ask whether it accepts references or other supporting information. Each property makes its own decisions, and approval is never guaranteed.

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This page is informational only and is not a rental application. Reported policies can change at any time and approval is never guaranteed. Contact the property directly to verify. Last updated October 7, 2026.

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